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Provinces of Spain by dependency ratio

Ourense province had the highest dependency ratio of 52 provinces in 2021, at 72.4%. Las Palmas province had the lowest, at 42%. The median was 55.2% and the figure for Spain was 53.5%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest72.4Ourense province
Lowest42Las Palmas province
Median55.252 provinces
Spain53.5History

All provinces, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Ourense provinceOurense province: 72.4 %72.4Zamora provinceZamora province: 69.7 %69.7Lugo provinceLugo province: 67.6 %67.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 63.4 %63.4León provinceLeón province: 63.2 %63.2Ávila provinceÁvila province: 63 %63Soria provinceSoria province: 61.8 %61.8Palencia provincePalencia province: 61.3 %61.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 61.2 %61.2A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 60.9 %60.9Burgos provinceBurgos province: 60.5 %60.5Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.4 %60.4Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 60.2 %60.2Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 59.5 %59.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 58.5 %58.5Álava provinceÁlava province: 58.5 %58.5Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.1 %58.1Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 57.3 %57.3La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.3 %57.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.1 %57.1Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 57 %57Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 56.9 %56.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 56.6 %56.6Navarre provinceNavarre province: 56.5 %56.5Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.4 %56.4Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 55.5 %55.5Alicante provinceAlicante province: 54.9 %54.9Lleida provinceLleida province: 54.6 %54.6Castellón provinceCastellón province: 54.3 %54.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.1 %54.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 53.8 %53.8Girona provinceGirona province: 53.8 %53.8Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.6 %53.6Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 53.4 %53.4Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 53.2 %53.2Valencia provinceValencia province: 53.1 %53.1Melilla provinceMelilla province: 52.9 %52.9Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.4 %52.4Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.3 %52.3Seville provinceSeville province: 51.7 %51.7Málaga provinceMálaga province: 51.5 %51.5Granada provinceGranada province: 51.3 %51.3Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.2 %51.2Madrid provinceMadrid province: 51 %51Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 50.5 %50.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 49.9 %49.9Huelva provinceHuelva province: 49.8 %49.8Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 49.7 %49.7Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.2 %49.2Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 46.2 %46.2Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 45.1 %45.1Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 42 %42
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Ourense province72.40 pts
2Zamora province69.7+0.1 pts
3Lugo province67.6+0.5 pts
4Salamanca province63.4-0.2 pts
5León province63.2+0.2 pts
6Ávila province63-0.4 pts
7Soria province61.8-0.7 pts
8Palencia province61.3+0.8 pts
9Asturias province61.2+0.6 pts
10A Coruña province60.9+0.4 pts
11Burgos province60.50 pts
12Teruel province60.4-0.3 pts
13Gipuzkoa province60.2-0.1 pts
14Valladolid province59.5+0.2 pts
15Biscay province58.50 pts
16Álava province58.5+0.3 pts
17Huesca province58.1-0.3 pts
18Pontevedra province57.3+0.3 pts
19La Rioja province57.3-0.1 pts
20Segovia province57.1-0.6 pts
21Cantabria province57+0.2 pts
22Cáceres province56.9-0.1 pts
23Zaragoza province56.6-0.3 pts
24Navarre province56.5-0.1 pts
25Cuenca province56.4-0.8 pts
26Tarragona province55.5-0.1 pts
27Alicante province54.9-0.1 pts
28Lleida province54.6-0.2 pts
29Castellón province54.3-0 pts
30Ciudad Real province54.1-0.6 pts
31Córdoba province53.8+0.1 pts
32Girona province53.8-0.3 pts
33Toledo province53.6-0.5 pts
34Badajoz province53.40 pts
35Barcelona province53.2-0.7 pts
36Valencia province53.1-0.2 pts
37Melilla province52.9-0.4 pts
38Albacete province52.4-0.5 pts
39Jaén province52.3-0.1 pts
40Seville province51.7-0.2 pts
41Málaga province51.5-0.2 pts
42Granada province51.3-0.3 pts
43Murcia province51.2-0.2 pts
44Madrid province51-0.5 pts
45Cádiz province50.5-0.1 pts
46Ceuta province49.9-0.5 pts
47Huelva province49.80 pts
48Guadalajara province49.7-0.5 pts
49Almería province49.2-0.1 pts
50Balearic Islands province46.2+0.1 pts
51Santa Cruz de Tenerife province45.1+0.1 pts
52Las Palmas province42+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Population under 16 plus population 65 and over, divided by population aged 16 to 64, times 100.

Spain only, from INE. For EU countries and regions use dependency_ratio_15_64, which splits the ages at 15.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa de dependencia (tablas 1419, 1453, 1490 y 30735). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1490. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest dependency ratio?

Ourense province, with 72.4% in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest dependency ratio?

Las Palmas province, with 42% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Indicadores demográficos básicos: tasa de dependencia (tablas 1419, 1453, 1490 y 30735). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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